Finland Pipeline Sabotage Proof Would Draw NATO Response

Undersea gas interconnector was damaged early on Sunday
The incident is being investigated as a deliberate act

WATCH: Finland is on alert over suspicions that gas pipeline leak in the Baltic Sea was caused by a deliberate act of destruction. Rosalind Mathieson reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Natalia Drozdiak, Ott Tammik, and Kati Pohjanpalo

October 11, 2023 at 7:47 AM UTC

Updated on

October 11, 2023 at 11:24 AM UTC

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg cautioned that any deliberate damage to the alliance’s critical infrastructure would warrant a response after an undersea gas pipeline was ruptured in a suspected act of sabotage in Finland.

As the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization investigates what caused the damage, Stoltenberg said that defense ministers will discuss the topic during a meeting in Brussels.